alone to fix them selves. we can t just leave this to the police, you have impofrished communities where children are born into abjekt poverty. they ve got parents often because of substance abuse problems or incarceration or lack of education themselves can t do right by their kids. if it s more likely that those kids end up in jail or dead than they they go to college. in an extensive interview request gq former baltimore police officer talks about this very issue and how conditions in those neighborhoods affect not only those that live there but those trying to keep them safe. author of cop in the hood thank you for being with us.
estimated the national total of reserve officers at 400,000. while some reserve officers receive modest compensation, most work without pay, and many are expected to provide their own uniforms and equipment. even within a single department, training requirements can vary widely. joining me now, former baltimore police officer peter moskos author of cop in the hood. peter, i did not know about this institution, so maybe let s start with the specific case and move to the general. in this specific case i feel like how is it how is it that this guy is brought along on what police are anticipating is going to be an undercover gun buy and, therefore, will have some element of danger? this guy i don t know if there s cause and effect, but this guy gave money to the sheriff s campaign. the sheriff is an elected official. that s part of the problem. he s a politician, so he gives him a couple thousand dollars
are expected to provide their own uniforms and equipment. even within a single department training requirements can vary widely. joining me now peter moskos and author of cop in the hood. peter, i did not know about this institution so maybe let s start with the specific case and move to the general. in this specific case i feel like how is it how is it that this guy is brought along on what police are anticipate something going to be an undercover gun buy and therefore will have some element of danger? this guy i don t know if there s cause and effect but gave money to the sheriff s campaign. the sheriff is an elected official. that s part of the problem. he s a politician so he gives him a couple thousand dollars and donates cars to the tulsa county sheriff s department and then somehow he has access to the motion dangerous part of police work. this was an undercover gun buy.
reserve officers at 400,000. while some reserve officers receive modest compensation, most work without pay, and many are expected to provide their own uniforms and equipment. even within a single department, training requirements can vary widely. joining me now, former baltimore police officer peter moskos, author of cop in the hood. peter, i did not know about this institution, so maybe let s start with the specific case and move to the general. in this specific case i feel like how is it how is it that this guy is brought along on what police are anticipating is going to be an undercover gun buy and, therefore, will have some element of danger? this guy i don t know if there s cause and effect, but this guy gave money to the sheriff s campaign. the sheriff is an elected official. that s part of the problem. he s a politician, so he gives him a couple thousand dollars and donates cars to the tulsa county sheriff s department, and then somehow he has access to
experiment of their own. officers cut back drastically arresting half as mm people and writing more than 90% fewer summon. and by turning a blind eye to some minor crimes and making arrests only when they have to u as the post put it, the n.y.p.d. has effectively ended broken window policing. and by ending broken windows, the police are actually giving the protesters exactly what they ve been demanding. joining me now, former baltimore police officer, author of cop in the hood. you write about policing.